Urinary stents and catheters are implanted medical tubes that are widely used in human and veterinary medicine to drain urine ...

Implanted tubes that transport bodily fluids can get gross. A lab prototype suggests a new vibration-based way to keep them clean and prevent infection.

A multinational study led by researchers at Stanford Medicine has found that the risks of major complications after stenting ...

It needs to be confirmed, but we're very excited," said Dr. Spencer King of the Fuqua Heart Center of Atlanta. "We'd be surprised if it doesn't turn out to be correct." The drug-coated stents have ...

The stent keeps the ductus open after the baby is born, giving infants with heart conditions like Cayden’s the chance to receive better blood flow even when the heart itself can’t pump enough.

Researchers from ETH Zurich, the University of Bern and Bern University Hospital have developed a non-invasive cleaning technology: microscopic cilia on the stent surface are activated by ultrasound ...